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One Hundred Latin Hymns: Ambrose to Aquinas
Peter G. Walsh
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Description for One Hundred Latin Hymns: Ambrose to Aquinas
Hardback. This volume collects one hundred of the most important and beloved Late Antique and Medieval Latin hymns from Western Europe. Ranging from Ambrose in the late fourth century to Bonaventure in the thirteenth, the authors meditate on the ineffable, from Passion to Paradise, and cover a broad gamut of poetic forms and meters. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; 3F; 3H; AVGC2; AVGD; HRCL2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 208 x 31. Weight in Grams: 646.
How I wept at your hymns and songs, keenly moved by the sweet-sounding voices of your church! wrote the recently converted Augustine in his Confessions. Christians from the earliest period consecrated the hours of the day and the sacred calendar, liturgical seasons and festivals of saints. This volume collects one hundred of the most important and beloved Late Antique and Medieval Latin hymns from Western Europe. These religious voices span a geographical range that stretches from Ireland through France to Spain and Italy. They meditate on the ineffable, from Passion to Paradise, in love and trembling ... Read more
How I wept at your hymns and songs, keenly moved by the sweet-sounding voices of your church! wrote the recently converted Augustine in his Confessions. Christians from the earliest period consecrated the hours of the day and the sacred calendar, liturgical seasons and festivals of saints. This volume collects one hundred of the most important and beloved Late Antique and Medieval Latin hymns from Western Europe. These religious voices span a geographical range that stretches from Ireland through France to Spain and Italy. They meditate on the ineffable, from Passion to Paradise, in love and trembling ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
544
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Series
Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library
Condition
New
Number of Pages
544
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674057739
SKU
V9780674057739
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About Peter G. Walsh
Peter G. Walsh was Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the University of Glasgow.
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